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SUMMARY:Venezuela in Crisis: How did we get here?
DESCRIPTION:More than 100 people have died as violent protests escalate in Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro continues to consolidate power amid charges of election fraud and Venezuelan citizens face food shortages\, medicine scarcities\, blackouts\, unemployment\, and rising violence. On August 11\, President Trump threatened direct U.S. military intervention in the Venezuelan crisis.\nHow did we get to this point?\nJoin the World Affairs Council of CT as we explore what led to the current conflict and what’s in store for the nation’s future.\nReception | 5:30pm\nDiscussion | 6:00pm \nFeaturing \nDr. Marco Cupolo\,\nAssociate Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Hartford. Dr. Marco Cupolo has held teaching positions at Trinity College\, the University of Connecticut\, Central Connecticut State University\, and the University of Massachusetts\, in addition to Universidad Central de Venezuela\, Universidad Simón Bolívar and La Universidad del Zulia in Venezuela. Dr. Cupolo is the author of several books inluding Petróleo y política en México y Venezuela (Oil and Politics in Mexico and Venezuela).
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SUMMARY:The Next Africa
DESCRIPTION:Jake Bright\, Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and co-author of The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse with Macmillan Publishing will discuss Africa’s transformation story driven by business\, investment\, entrepreneurs\, and technology.\nWhen: June 9 // 6pm – 7pm\nWhere: Cafetorium\, CPBN Building\, 1049 Asylum Ave\, Hartford CT\nCost: Free and open to the public\nRegister online here or call (860) 241-6118\nA Jake Bright is a writer\, award winning author\, TEDx speaker\, and Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association with a focus on business\, politics\, and foreign affairs. He contributes as an editor and independently for publications including TechCrunch\, The Financial Times This Is Africa\, and U.S. News & World Report. Bright is a frequent commentator to media outlets and his business reporting has received “Best Business Column” distinction by The Week magazine.\nIn 2015 Bright and Africa business expert Aubrey Hruby published The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse with Macmillan Publishing. An Axiom Best Business Book Award winner\, TNA details Africa’s transformation story driven by business\, investment\, entrepreneurs\, and technology. Prior to his current activities\, Bright spent a decade in international finance as an officer at The Bank of New York Mellon. He began his career  in The Department of Commerce and on White House staff as a speechwriter and chief aid to senior international economic advisers.
URL:https://ctwac.org/event/the-next-africa/
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